(The mouse is a bit long, so I'll ask you guys after I finish it, whether to go directly to the plot and take this as an extra, or intersperse it in the plot.) ）

The old streets have few pedestrians, and the painted walls on both sides of the road have been painted with red paint with a big lettering.

A wood carving shop is quietly open on this dead street, and the four words on the plaque are dragons flying and phoenixes dancing - Sansheng wood carving.

Zhuo Wen, the owner of this shop, was wearing a Mao suit, over 50 years old but still black and shiny, took out a small bench and sat at the door of the store. He held a piece of Tsubaki wood in his hand and carved it with a knife, and after about half an hour, a lifelike lady was carved.

Jin Pengkang saw this statue of a lady, but there was no joy on his face, sighed, put the statue of a lady into the glass counter, and put the price tag -5000.

In fact, Jin Pengkang didn't think that he could sell the statue, this is a high-end artwork, and ordinary people don't have the money to enjoy it, so when he followed his father to learn the craft, his father told him: "I'd rather not sell a piece, and I can't lower the price, which is disrespectful to the statue and disrespectful to our own craftsmanship." ”

Therefore, Jin Pengkang broke out of the world with his own craftsmanship, and a few years ago he was a well-known grandmaster-level figure in the woodcarving world, and the number of famous people who came to apprentice was countless, and the door was like a city.

That period was the most glorious time for Jin Pengkang, and basically everywhere he went, people called him "Old Man Jin." It was from then on that Jin Pengkang lost the essence of wood carving, was busy between banquets all day long, and neglected his family because of too much enjoyment, causing his wife to run away and never return.

Jin Pengkang's craft, which he had to practice for two hours a day, was wasted, and it didn't take long for the wood carvings he carved to lose their essence and no longer be as lifelike as before, like living creatures. Originally, this was just a trivial matter, after all, with his status, even if there is no essence, it is a good work, and under fame and fortune, there is no need to worry about buyers.

However, after the day of September 9th, his life was changed, his opponent's apprentice challenged him with a wood carving, originally thought it was just a crushing game, but he didn't expect it to be really crushed, but it was he who was crushed.

He really didn't expect that the young man in his twenties would be able to carve a wood carving rich in spiritual charm, and his had no verve, like a pile of dirt, without any beauty to speak of.

The most important reputation in the craft world, Jin Pengkang was defeated in the hands of his opponent's disciples, and this matter spread all over the country in just a few days, and at the same time, because of the regression of his craftsmanship, many people who wanted to step on the old-timers to become famous came to the door, without exception, he was defeated......

Since then, no one has come to him to customize the wood carving, and his wife has found a new family and divorced him.

In the past few years, he has experienced what it means to push the wall down, what is called the door can be crowded, he had the idea of seeking death several times, but finally gave up, not because of the fear of death, but because he couldn't let go of this shop, which has a hundred years of history handed down from his grandfather's hands, carrying his youth and spending all these years with him.

It was from this idea that he began to practice wood carving again, and every day he sat in front of the store and carved seriously, because there were no customers, so he practiced from morning to midnight.

It was also at this time that his lost charm returned, and each statue had its own soul, but he didn't have any idea of becoming famous, nor did he want to use these statues to prove himself, he just wanted to spend his life with wood carving.

It seems that the heavens did not want him to spend the rest of his life in peace like this, and brought him bad news---- the entire street was going to be demolished.

If it was before, he would have been able to get this matter done by virtue of his fame and some connections, but now, no one will pay attention to an outdated old man, not to mention that there is his old opponent in this matter.

Now that most of the tenants or tenants have moved out, although the contractor has sent someone to negotiate the price with him, and has offered a very high price to tempt him, he has given up because the old store has become his sustenance.

Jin Pengkang sat on a small chair and watched the originally crowded streets become empty, tears flashed faintly in his eyes, but disappeared, and he watched the sunset in the distance slowly fall, and the orange light sprinkled on him, disappearing little by little, as if saying goodbye to him.

"Boss, can you do wood carving here?"

A deep voice interrupted Jin Pengkang's contemplation, and when he raised his head, a black-robed man stood beside him and looked at the wood carvings in the store.

The corners of Jin Pengkang's mouth curled slightly, this was his first guest in a long time, and he smiled and said, "Yes, what kind of wood carving do you want to order?" I'm not cheap here, and I don't bargain. ”

This is the principle of Jin Pengkang, and it is also a tradition that has been continued from his grandfather, a wood carving has its value, can not be high or low, feel with your heart, listen to it, and let it price itself.

The black-robed man didn't react when he heard this, the black-robed man covered his whole body, and he couldn't see clearly, only the voice sounded like a man.

"Boss, don't worry about me defaulting on the bill, you make me a wood carving, and I'll pay the bill with this thing."

As he spoke, the black-robed man took out a golden light cluster from his bosom and put it on the counter, and asked, "Boss, are you satisfied with paying with things?" ”

"This, this, this ......"

The first time Jin Pengkang saw the light group, his heart swelled with longing, and he desperately wanted to get the light group, but this miraculous thing made him a little scared, and he didn't know what to say.

"Boss, don't worry, this is your reward, no matter how you carve it, I will pay the bill." The black-robed man laughed, turned and walked out of the store.

Jin Pengkang was in a hurry, and hurriedly chased out, shouting loudly towards the back of the black-robed man leaving: "You haven't told me what wood carving you want to do." ”

"Carve out what you have in mind, and I'll get it when the time comes!"

"What I think ...... mind"

Jin Pengkang muttered, suddenly frozen in place, his eyes lost concentration.

Then, he stepped into the store step by step, closed the doors and windows, and found a piece of small-leaved rosewood left by his grandfather from the material warehouse, about two meters high, and the wood exuded a faint fragrance.

Jin Pengkang put the golden light cluster in the middle of his hand and played with it for a while, and could only vaguely see a golden retriever mouse playing in the center of the light cluster, and after seeing his gaze, he showed a humanized eye, as if he was looking at himself.

Just look at it!

Jin Pengkang noticed that the little mouse seemed to be more satisfied with himself, nodded, and continued to run around in the light cluster.

I'm dazzled.

Jin Pengkang thought to himself, and he didn't know why he wanted this light group so much, as if he was confused by a ghost, but he couldn't do it if he wanted him to give up.

Collecting the light cluster in his arms, a faint golden light escaped into his body, and he suddenly felt a lot younger.

Although Jin Pengkang is strange in his heart, but as he gets older, he believes more and more in fate and reincarnation, and feels that this is destined by God, and he does not delve into it, after all, he has entered the ghost gate in half a step, and these gods and ghosts can't scare him, but can make him add a fun to this boring life.

Jin Pengkang put aside distracting thoughts and lit a pillar of sandalwood, the faint fragrance made him feel calm.

Jin Pengkang had a lot of thoughts in his mind, and finally finalized a shape, and after careful consideration, he made up his mind, picked up a carving knife and a small wooden chisel, and carefully carved it on the wood that had passed down the memories of three generations.

Bang Bang Bang!

There was a crisp sound of tapping in the shop, and the sizzle of carving knives rubbing against wood, sawdust flying in the air and slowly falling to the ground, and a statue slowly took shape in Jin Pengkang's hands.

It wasn't until three o'clock in the morning that the statue was completed, and Jin Pengkang felt sleepy, and couldn't help but lie on the table and slowly fall asleep.

The light cluster in his arms slowly emitted light after he fell asleep, and the mouse's eyes in the center of the light cluster turned sly, and after seeing the formed statue, a greedy color appeared in his eyes, and a golden divine light shot on the statue.

Click!

The sound of falling sawdust sounded, crisp but not noisy, and did not affect Jin Pengkang, who was still asleep.

(What do you think the statue would be?) ）